The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-22
CITY NEWS.

The County Jail is occupied by
10S prisoners.
President Hadden amour ces that
the city will sewer Chelsea during the
present year.
Virginia r. Bedford has been APP
pointed administrative OF the estate Of
Julian Bedford, deceased.
"A few days OF hot weather is anx-
lonely desired by owners OF stock TO
exterminate the buffalo gnats.
I'm the Criminal Court yesterday
John Wilson, colored, wss given two
years Tor shooting with intent to kill.
Robert Thomas, charged with
burning barn near MillingtoD, was
acquitted by u jury In the Criminal
Court yesterday.
The Genesis Of Science, by Herbert
Spencer, is now out In the Humboldt
Library; price, l5c; for fale at Mans
ford's.
EGYPT, or A Daughter Of he Me,
at the Tneater again tonight, and at
the matinee tomorrow If ernoon. Sat-
urday night, Woman against Woman.
The following were licensed to
marry yesterday: l.. 8. Lake to Mics
Irene Kibbe; Gabe Jones to s. A.
johnson; J. W. Pugh to Mollie Fol-
well.
The bond OF the State National
Bank, az the depository for Taxing
District funds, has been fled. 1t Is
for $50, 000, and gilt edge. 1t has been
referred TO the Ci,y Attorney.
AT 2 O'Clock this morning two
frame shan,ies on the west side Of
Randolph road, short distance north
OF the Brick Church, were consumed
by fire. They were owned by Mrs.
Hannah Aniivine.
The next social event is recep-
ton by the Chickasaw Guards next
Monday evening, 1t will be q bril-.
liant finish to the days events at the
race course, In which the purse TO be
contested for is named in their honor.
John Myers, the little negro who
was peppered with birdshoi while try
ing to rob the grocery of Burt White,
on Dean avenue, lsst Friday night, Is
improving very fast at the County jail,
and will be ready for trial In q few
days.
The gymnasium Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
opened this evening to the public. A
free concert will take place at s O'Clock,
after which an exhibition will be Civ.
en- in the gymnasium hall. Every
body invited and every body vel
come.
"A warrant was sworn out by Mr..
Majors yesterday, before Justice
Hughev, for the arrest OF Perry, alias
Ruiue Rogers, on the chsrge Of being
one Of the negroes who made the az
sault upon the Majors family several
weeks ago. Rogers Ia now under ar
rest at the Station House on the same
charge, and he will doubtless be tried
by Judge MADDEN before he is turned
over to Justice Hughey.
The evidence sg,inst P. Wallace
AcKittrick, now observation-disclosures,
continues to roll mp. The complain
ant this time Is Mrs. Kate Lyone, a
grocery keeper, recently OF Market
street. McKittrick gave his name TO
Mr.. Lyons IS p, Wallace, aud stated
that he was an insurance agent. Nc
KittTick states that he gave Mrs.
Lyons his full name, and that he wac,
at the time he bought the goods from
Mrs. Lyons in the employ Of Murphy
d Murphy, insurance agents.
"A syndicate has purchased q
large body f snds adjoining the rail-
road lands on the Kansas City rail.
road near Cotton Gin, says the Okolo-
m Nssengsr, where there will ere long
be n thriving town. The railroad
company will locate their shops at
this point, and this Of itself viii bring
aome 500 or 800 people to the town.
Ia short time the land Company
will have the streets laid out and the
lots surveyed and numbered, when
they.will of srthem, or some OF thsm,
for sale. The site is oae OF the pref
test imaginable for the location of q
town. Numsr. us springs Of clear
Iseestone water are to be seen on every
hand, and the healthfulness Of the
place must be excellent. We under
stand the new town is to be named
Pratt City, in honor Of Mr.. Pratt, The
general solicitor Of the Kansss City
Railroad.